Leaders of the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union say the group’s members are concerned that they will lose work because of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, tools. The labor organization started talks with Hollywood movie studios about a new contract this week. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland is the main person speaking with movie studios on behalf of the actors. He is SAG-AFTRA’s negotiator. He said people who work in movies have their stock-in-trade, or their special qualities that make them different from another actor. He listed an actor’s name, voice, personality and likeness when describing those qualities. Crabtree-Ireland wants to be sure actors keep making money from their special qualities. For example, the labor organization wants to prevent movie production companies from taking an actor’s image in one movie and using it to create a “digital double” for a new movie. Crabtree-Ireland said it would not be fair to do that without paying extra.
Title: Performers Worry Artificial Intelligence Will Take Their Jobs
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<span data-start-time='26063' data-end-time='35354'>Duncan Crabtree-Ireland is the main person speaking with movie studios on behalf of the actors.</span> <span data-start-time='35354' data-end-time='39063'>He is SAG-AFTRA’s negotiator.</span> <span data-start-time='39063' data-end-time='51167'>He said people who work in movies have their stock-in-trade, or their special qualities that make them different from another actor.</span> <span data-start-time='51167' data-end-time='60750'>He listed an actor’s name, voice, personality and likeness when describing those qualities.</span> <span data-start-time='60750' data-end-time='69646'>Crabtree-Ireland wants to be sure actors keep making money from their special qualities.</span> <span data-start-time='69646' data-end-time='87438'>For example, the labor organization wants to prevent movie production companies from taking an actor’s image in one movie and using it to create a “digital double” for a new movie.</span> <span 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